Liberty
Reading good literature to restore civic virtue
Casey Chalk writes for the Federalist about one way to boost civic virtue. Americans don’t read literature much any more. According to a YouGov survey, 40 percent of adults did…
Republicanism
political ideology centered on citizenship in a state organized as a republic
Liberty
Why Leftists Support Direct Democracy
Casey Chalk writes for the Federalist about the political left’s disinterest in the American form of government. “American democracy is cracking,” warns Washington Post Chief Correspondent Dan Balz in a…
Liberty
Elizabeth II Knew Her Job and Did Her Job
Daniel Rothschild writes for Discourse about one of the best features of Britain’s longest-reigning monarch. The unifying factor in the decline of many of our institutions is a confusion by…
Law & Public Safety
A Topical Discussion of the Right to Bear Arms
The Liberty and Law Center at Antonin Scalia Law School is publishing a series of articles dealing with “the Second Amendment and civil unrest.” Although the series was originally inspired…
Liberty
Recognizing the importance of America’s founding
Editors at the Washington Examiner explain why now is a perfect time to celebrate the founding of the United States of America. Today, prominent voices are asserting, with a straight…
Law & Public Safety
Supreme Court’s COVID-19 changes make it ‘a little less awful’
Count Kevin Williamson of National Review Online among those who like the U.S. Supreme Court’s forced conversion to remote online operations. Each item on that indictment is worth considering, but…
Liberty
The desire for a ‘classy’ president
Jay Cost of National Review Online addresses common complaints about President Trump’s style and manners. … [O]ur Founders tried to protect republican government from becoming royal government, but they also…
Law & Public Safety
Anti-Federalists and the Second Amendment
Amid the ongoing national debate about Second Amendment rights, Jay Cost offers National Review Online readers historical perspective. The Bill of Rights was the means by which the Federalist supporters…
Liberty
History can help
Jay Cost urges National Review Online readers to push for a greater grasp of American political history. Politicians of both parties engage in such stark rhetoric all the time. They…
Law & Public Safety
The ‘radical’ Founders
Jay Cost explains at National Review Online why the American Founders’ vision of freedom continues to anger authoritarians. What is amazing about the Constitution is how radical it is —…
Health Care
The danger of ‘Medicare for all’
Jay Cost explains at National Review Online why policymakers in Washington, D.C., should reject a health care reform proposal that amounts to “Medicare for all.” Single-payer is a very old…
Elections & Public Integrity
Democrats and democracy
Yuval Levin and Ramesh Ponnuru explain at National Review Online why Democrat Hillary Clinton’s brand of politics is bad for democracy. Many liberals, and even some non-liberals, have suggested that…